This morning, we met at the Mission at 8 am to have
breakfast before leaving with the Mission leaders to tour the different work
sites in San Lucas Toliman. In order to travel to each site, we
rode in the back of pickup trucks.
We first stopped by
the Women’s Center and learned about their different activities throughout the
week, including bread making, weaving, and sewing. We then rode to the clinic
and were given a tour of the different wards, including dental, pediatrics,
surgery, pre- and post-op, and emergency. Next, we were given a tour of the
reforestation project, which included the redistribution of native plants to
the people of Guatemala.
Finally, we were able to walk through the coffee co-op and learn about the different stages coffee beans are put through before it is
bagged and sold. Following the tour, we returned to the Mission for a lunch of
beef stew and rice. At 2 o’clock, we left to go back to the coffee co-op; our group sorted
through the collected coffee beans as a part of quality assurance. Later, the sorted beans will be husked, toasted, and bagged for selling. To end
our night, we once again returned to the Mission for dinner and now await what
the leaders have in store for us tomorrow.
-Alexa and Christina
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